Questions tagged [working-directory]
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Change ConEmu's default start directory
How do I change ConEmu settings such that always when I open it, it will start the cmd in a directory of my choosing instead of the default ConEmu folder?
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Temporarily change directory for single batch-file command
In shell-scripting if I need to run a command from a directory I can us a subshell to ensure I return to the original context:
(cd temporary/new/directory ; command)
# now I am still in original ...
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Start bash shell (cygwin) with correct path without changing directory
I need to run a cygwin shell script without changing the working directory, from outside the cygwin environment.
If I run just \path\to\bash.exe -c command, then the path is not set correctly and ...
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Run "cd" command as superuser in Linux
Is there a way to run the cd command with superuser privileges to gain access to directories that are owned by root? When I run sudo cd <path>, I get sudo: cd: command not found.
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git: get current working dir
How I can get current working dir from console using git?
something like: if I'm in: ~/projects/someproject/somesubfolder/, the console command should say /home/va1en0k/someproject/ (if there is a ....
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Xargs: change working directory to file path before executing?
I have a large folder of RAR archives. There is a significant hierarchy of folder levels. I want to unRAR the entire collection of archives all at once.
I have the following one-liner, which will ...
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How to check if the current batch file is in a specific folder?
Hi I'm fairly new to batch files, so sorry if this question seems stupid but I really need some help.
So I need my batch script to check if it is in a specified folder, say %userprofile%\Desktop for ...
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Ideal Location For Google Identity Toolkit *.p12 file
I'm working on the Google Identity Toolkit, and have come across what appears to be a riddle.
"Put the *.p12 file you just downloaded in a directory of your choosing which is private (you can't let ...
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How to get tty shell working directory?
Is it possible to get working directory of any of my tty shells? So\ get working directory of any shell in /dev/ttys??? belonging to me. I use OS X.
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Using screenrc, how can I make `C-a c` open a new window at the current window's working directory?
Using screenrc, how can I make C-a c open a new window at the current window's working directory? By default it appears to open the new window at the working directory at the time the original screen ...
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Changing working directory of parent script from 'sourced' script
I want to change working directory of my script by another script that has been included.
First script:
#!/bin/bash
pwd
source script2
pwd
Sedond script:
cd ..
pwd
The result is following:
> ...
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How to open a new terminal tab in Mac OS X with working directory same as the current terminal tab [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
OS X Terminal.app: how to start a new tab in the same directory as the current tab?
This is the default behavior in Ubuntu: when you open an new tab in a terminal, the working ...
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How to count the number of times a file/directory has been opened?
I'm trying to find the number of times a file has been opened (since the OS inception). I'm thinking of doing this via stat, but most flags only return the difference between the LAST time it was ...
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popd for cdr-based directory management in zsh
I recently started using cdr in zsh for remembering recent directories. I used to use pushd and the like. One thing I miss is popd, which basically means "I'm done using this directory, put me ...
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Linux tar: only --transform certain files
I'm writing a bash script that packages my application into a TAR file. The files aren't arranged on disk how they need to be arranged in the TAR file, so I decided to use the --transform option.
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Setting CMD CD to the directory that the batch was run in
I'm trying to create a batch script that will open a program in a different environment (so I can make a portable version of it).
I use this set APPDATA=%CD%\data to tell it to do that. The problem ...
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How would you count every occurrence of a term in all files in the current directory?
How would you count every occurrence of a term in all files in the current directory? - and subdirectories(?)
I've read that to do this you would use grep; what is the exact command?
Also, is it ...
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Management of directories and subrutines
From the current directory %CD%, I need to go inside a subfolder and execute a subrutineA, then go back to the %CD% directory and go to the next subfolder and execute the same subrutineA, this process ...
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What's the equivalent in powershell of `pushd +0`, or `pushd` with no arguments, in linux shells
Good luck searching for +0 :) I did search this forum and stackoverflow for about 30 minutes and didn't find the answer.
Linux has the following command:
pushd +0
or just
pushd
with no arguments.
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Open ranger File-Manager in specific Directory
I use ranger as my file-manager and was looking for an option that i can pass to ranger, that let‘s me open ranger in a given directory, something like ranger —specfic-directory=„/home/tim/literature/„...
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How can I cd to a long path in DOS 6.22?
I have a legacy PC which I have installed DOS 6.22 onto. I'm not sure what specific version this is, but it had CD drivers included, so I'm suspecting it wasn't exactly "bare bones".
I created a CD ...
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Set CMD Prompt to always be the current directory name in Windows XP? [duplicate]
I would like my command prompt to display just the directory name I am currently in, not the full path. If I am working in C:\Mystuff\Junk\ I would like the command prompt to display:
Junk>
If I ...
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Getting a setting, the chdir value, out of GNU Screen
I've been using screen's chdir command to set a new working directory for new screen windows, more on that later. What I need to do is find out what the setting was before I set it, so that I can set ...
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